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LOT 1115
Western Asiatic Gold Bead Collection
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1/8- 1/4 in. (9.77 grams total, 2-9 mm).
Including granulated collar, granulated tube and other types, with some later beads. [33]
ProvenanceEx property of a late Japanese collector, 1970s.
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AUCTIONS:
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Western Asiatic Mixed Agate and Carnelian Bead Group
1st millennium B.C. and laterEstimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Including biconvex, tubular, conical, tabular and other types. 195 grams total, 6-31 mm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Luristan Bronze Sceptre Finial
8th-7th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
Bulbous socket with ribbing to the mouth, slender shank with flange; second element with ribbed collars, lateral loop, wolf-masks and addorsed human heads; mounted on a custom-made stand. 368 grams total, 26.3 cm high including stand
Acquired in 1967. property of a London, UK, gentleman. -
Mesopotamian Cuneiform Tablet
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
Pillow-shaped clay tablet with cuneiform text to both broad faces and one edge; chipped, repaired. 70.5 grams, 57 mm
Specialised collection of cuneiform texts, the property of a London gentleman and housed in London before 1992. Thence by descent to family members. Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and early 1990s. This small collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well preserved examples.
